Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 38
यः शृणोति कथां वक्तुः समानासनमाश्रितः । गुरुतल्पसमं पापं संप्राप्य नरकं व्रजेत्
yaḥ śṛṇoti kathāṃ vaktuḥ samānāsanamāśritaḥ | gurutalpasamaṃ pāpaṃ saṃprāpya narakaṃ vrajet
مَن يستمع إلى الحكاية المقدّسة وهو جالسٌ على مقعدٍ مساوٍ لمقعد الواعظ، فقد ارتكب إثمًا كإثم انتهاك فراش الغورو؛ وبحمل هذا الذنب يمضي إلى الجحيم.
Unknown (context not supplied; likely a purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: A sacred discourse hall: the vaktr̥ seated on an elevated vyāsāsana, listeners seated below with folded hands; one arrogant listener attempts an equal seat, shadowed by imagery of naraka as moral warning.
FAQs
Honor the teacher’s position; spiritual knowledge is received through humility and proper decorum.
No tīrtha is named; it concerns dharma in teaching assemblies.
Do not occupy an equal seat with the speaker/ācārya while listening.